A trio dancing Charleston 
In order to provide container terminal and stevedoring services in the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, the three service providers Marine Terminals Corporation – East (Ports America), Ceres Marine Terminals (Ceres), and SSA Atlantic (SSA) have come together to form a joint... more
Double switch in the Port of New York
Maersk and its affiliate Hamburg Süd will definitely be changing their terminals in New York. The companies are moving from Global Container Terminal (GCT) on Staten Island, New York, to APM Terminals (APMT) in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey. GTC, which operates two Canadian and... more
AEO for terminals in Valencia
The EU granted the APM Terminals in the Port Valencia the internationally recognised security status, authorised economic operator for customs simplification (AEOC), in April. The aim of the AEO programme is to enhance international supply chain security and to facilitate... more
Haropa pushes clients back into business
The French alliance of ports, Haropa Ports, has launched a programme to support its customers in rebooting their business activities through PUSH – a French acronym for “Unified Haropa Support Programme” (Programme Unique de Soutien by Haropa). “In the context of the... more
Going from China to Iceland - and Greenland
The export trade of vessels from China is also resurging. One of two new 2,150 teu vessels built in China for the Icelandic shipping line Eimskip is about to sail to the North Atlantic. The delivery of the vessel "Dettifoss" ("Waterfall") is a key element... more
First run of Evergreen's new CAJ service
Evergreen Line has launched a new weekly container service between Central America, the Caribbean and ports on the US East Coast. Three vessels are deployed in the loop. The ports in the rotation will include Manzanillo and Colon-Coco Solo in Panama, Kingston in Jamaica,... more
Halving light dues in Koper
The 50% reduction for the light dues in the port of Koper is official. The ministry of infrastructure of Slovenia took this decision upon the initiative of Luka Koper and the Slovenian ship and freight agents association. This type of dues is paid by the shipowner who enters... more
Directly to the Pearl river delta 
A convincing financial result for 2019 laid a good basis for Duisport to face this very challenging year. The inland port is sticking to its investment plans – despite declining freight volumes. more
Imperial retires from inland navigation in Europe
As announced some time ago, South Africa-based Imperial Logistics has decided to sell its inland shipping activities in Europe. The buyer is the German company Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK). The purchase price is EUR 176 million with the value of the business being... more
Trio launches new intra-Asian service
Tokyo-headquartered Interasia Lines is introducing a new service. The central China - Thailand - Vietnam loop (CTV) will start aroun d mid-May. The liner will deploy one vessel for this service, as will Wan Hai Lines and Sealand Maersk Asia. The port rotation on the 21 days’... more